baron-pierreIV Posted June 24, 2017 Report Share Posted June 24, 2017 (edited) Am purely guessing here -- but the above is how I think the cauldron will rise @ the 2018 OC. It will be on a post hidden in the stairs. Final Lighter(s) - probably Yuna Kim) will light it at its base; it will then rise a la Athens to that spot overlooking the whole stadium and directly in line of sight of the VIP box/Tribune of Honor. {IMG]http://s5.photobucket.com/Pyeong_cauldron_zpsi9uo1sfb[/img] Edited June 24, 2017 by baron-pierreIV Attaching photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted June 24, 2017 Report Share Posted June 24, 2017 Yuna Kim lightning the cauldron seems most likely tbh given almost everyone wants her and she was already made an ambassador and has posed constantly with the torch ever since it was released. I'm having a feel they might try taking another direction with the final torchbearer (not that I have anything against Yuna, just that it seems way too predictable at this point). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger87 Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 Yuna Kim must be a lock at this stage, because who else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted June 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 26 minutes ago, Roger87 said: Yuna Kim must be a lock at this stage, because who else? They will always have back-ups and Plan Bs. And remember in 1988, everyone conjectured it would be Kitei-Son. But it turned out to be 3 unknown persons, one of whom was a teacher. I forget what professions the 2 others were. So you never know until it happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 14 hours ago, baron-pierreIV said: in 1988, everyone conjectured it would be Kitei-Son. But it turned out to be 3 unknown persons, one of whom was a teacher. I forget what professions the 2 others were. The nice thing was that the other two professions (dancer and marathon runner) completed a symbolic reference to Baron de Coubertin's original concept of the Olympics involving Sport, Art and Culture. A bit of symbolic significance in the choice is always a bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durban Sandshark Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 With this in mind, I perhaps suggest if the organizers don't want to go towards Kim Yu Na for predictability issues being an obvious lock maybe Ahn Hyun-Soo aka Viktor Ahn, Kim Dong Sam, Lee Sang Hwa, Chung Lee-Kyung, and Kim Ki-Hoon (South Korea's first Winter Olympic gold medalist)--all in speed skating (both types but mostly short track). All are not as well known worldwide as Kim is, but it would remind the world that there's others who are worthy of attention. Ahn, perhaps the closest in terms of global Q rating for South Korean athletes with maybe Lee, would be interesting because of the Russian citizenship angle and won more gold since; having him light the torch would act as forgiveness over why he left South Korea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted June 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 (edited) Who knows? Maybe they'll let the little Brat of the peninsula light the cauldron instead of lighting his nukes??? It's a small price to pay for some sanity! Of course, all of South Korea would probably be LMFAO'ing! Edited June 28, 2017 by baron-pierreIV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 11 hours ago, baron-pierreIV said: Who knows? Maybe they'll let the little Brat of the peninsula light the cauldron instead of lighting his nukes??? It's a small price to pay for some sanity! Of course, all of South Korea would probably be LMFAO'ing! Or, in the spirit of the host city choice, it could be some obscure nerd called Kim Jong An. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger87 Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 OMG that would be a really bizarre moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandrosis Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 I think it'll probably be Yuna Kim with some child for the cheezy sentiment like in Incheon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantomex Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 Hello everybody ! I don't really know where to post it but I'm going to Norway soon, and I was wondering if the 1952 Oslo cauldorn is still there, and where can I find it ? My research on google are not helping me... :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PikyoK Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 This is the finished Olympic Stadium and (presumably) the Olympic Cauldron file:///Users/georgekallegeros/Downloads/Pyeongchang Olympic Cauldron.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PikyoK Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 This is the finished Olympic Stadium and (presumably) the Olympic Cauldron https://plus.google.com/u/1/photos/photo/108981563576803030231/6471461479403350418?icm=false&iso=true&authkey=CPm5hd7p7Zz3rgE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Looking close at it, is reminiscing of those screens they installed in Pyeongchang around the time of the Sochi olympics (and which I believe they're still there). But the shape seems to be different this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Nevermind, I already saw it (silly me for not checking old posts. Sorry i've been very off from the site due to personal issues) It's actually kinda small. I wonder if they took notes from Rio downgrading the Cauldron size and everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted October 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 On 9/12/2017 at 6:09 AM, fantomex said: Hello everybody ! I don't really know where to post it but I'm going to Norway soon, and I was wondering if the 1952 Oslo cauldorn is still there, and where can I find it ? My research on google are not helping me... :-( It's @ the Norwegian Olympic Museum in Lillehammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 Closeup of the Cauldron. They've covered the top half of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 On 10/18/2017 at 12:48 PM, Ikarus360 said: Closeup of the Cauldron. They've covered the top half of it. It kinda reminds me of the Turin 2006 cauldron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 As long as they don't light it the most convenient way with fireworks or obvious pyro effects (i'm looking at you, Sochi), i'll be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 (edited) There are pictures of the full cauldron on Google Earth if you browse through the images attached to the Olympic stadium. Edited October 25, 2017 by hektor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!5sPyeongchang Olympic Stadium!6m14!1m13!7m1!1s%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2F-pXcfc-z7nOk%2FWehppPB898I%2FAAAAAAAAABE%2FDL412ZpTRkcVc14g2W0vh4qIv8g024-LwCLIBGAYYCw%2Fw365-h486-k-no%2F!22m10!2m2!1e3!2s-pXcfc-z7nOk%2FWehppPB898I%2FAAAAAAAAABE%2FDL412ZpTRkcVc14g2W0vh4qIv8g024-LwCLIBGAYYCw!3m6!1e3!2e3!3m2!1i4608!2i3456!10s-pXcfc-z7nOk%2FWehppPB898I%2FAAAAAAAAABE%2FDL412ZpTRkcVc14g2W0vh4qIv8g024-LwCLIBGAYYCw!9b1&hl=fr-US&viewerState=lb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PikyoK Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 14 minutes ago, hektor said: https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!5sPyeongchang Olympic Stadium!6m14!1m13!7m1!1s%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2F-pXcfc-z7nOk%2FWehppPB898I%2FAAAAAAAAABE%2FDL412ZpTRkcVc14g2W0vh4qIv8g024-LwCLIBGAYYCw%2Fw365-h486-k-no%2F!22m10!2m2!1e3!2s-pXcfc-z7nOk%2FWehppPB898I%2FAAAAAAAAABE%2FDL412ZpTRkcVc14g2W0vh4qIv8g024-LwCLIBGAYYCw!3m6!1e3!2e3!3m2!1i4608!2i3456!10s-pXcfc-z7nOk%2FWehppPB898I%2FAAAAAAAAABE%2FDL412ZpTRkcVc14g2W0vh4qIv8g024-LwCLIBGAYYCw!9b1&hl=fr-US&viewerState=lb that's awesome! Sneak peek of Pyeongchang 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted October 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 Like the torch, it's very much a Kimmy Mouse design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMarkSnow2012 Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 2 hours ago, baron-pierreIV said: Like the torch, it's very much a Kimmy Mouse design. Given that it's supposed to look like the torch .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted October 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 12 hours ago, JMarkSnow2012 said: Given that it's supposed to look like the torch .... Or is the torch supposed to look like the cauldron? Ha! Which came first? The kimchee or the ginseng? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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